Teaching · For Teachers

Change an approved study the right way.

List each change, why it is needed and whether it touches risk or consent. The organizer writes the summary for your IRB and lists what each change brings with it, from parent permission to new sites.

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The amendment organizer

One record per amendment, under a study code. The example study is made up.

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What you get

Teaching · For Teachers$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
For each amendment, a numbered summary for the IRB and the federal points to address before any change starts.
Who it is for
Teachers and school staff doing research, education graduate students and school research coordinators.
Format
Browser organizer filled in before submitting an amendment. One saved record per amendment; printed with the summary or as a blank form; CSV; export and import a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the For Teachers toolkit ($79) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The For Teachers space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
change the plan on paper first
Drawn for this page. Approved research changes only after the change itself is approved.

How to use it

  1. Start a record with your study code.
  2. Enter the approval date and participants enrolled.
  3. List each change, what it does and its effect on risk.
  4. Answer the status questions.
  5. Use the summary in your IRB’s amendment form, and wait for approval.

Draft an amendment

What the organizer is for

The federal rule

Under the Common Rule, changes to approved research are not started until the IRB approves them, except when needed to remove an apparent immediate hazard to participants. Minor changes can often be handled quickly; changes that raise risk go to the full board.

Schools add their own layer

Adding a school usually needs that district’s permission. New student records bring FERPA consent rules, and surveys on protected topics such as family income, political beliefs or illegal behavior bring the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment.

What this is not

An organizer in general federal terms, not your IRB’s form or legal advice.

Sources

  1. Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (Common Rule), 45 CFR 46.108(a)(3)(iii) and 46.110 (expedited handling of minor changes).
  2. U.S. Department of Education regulations for the protection of human subjects, 34 CFR Part 97.
  3. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 34 CFR 99.30 (consent) and 99.31(a)(6) (studies for or on behalf of schools).
  4. Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, 20 U.S.C. 1232h, and 34 CFR Part 98.

The example study is made up. Not legal advice. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.